Workforce Development Officer

Job Description

Specific Purpose of current role - To ensure the promotion and delivery of a high quality programme of training for early years practitioners across the council with a focus on meeting statutory requirements and raising quality. - - Negotiating with trainers about their availability and rate of pay for their service to ensure value for money- Sourcing, visiting and negotiating the price for training venues, liaising with facilities managements, caterers and other suppliers to ensure value for money- Providing administrative support for courses and conferences and delegate to an apprentice when appropriate- Leading on the publication and advertising of training programmes and providing information on request- Managing the raising of Purchase Orders for suppliers- Noting and distributing minutes of meetings held with trainers, partners and organisations- Managing and coordinating the central training programme including organising an Early Years annual conference with the Manager. - Supporting the Manager to develop and establish a programme of continuous quality review across the Early Help service- Being proactive and innovative in creating workforce development opportunities, writing bids and securing external funding- Working jointly with colleagues in the Quality Improvement teams to support the Manager to co-ordinate work to drive up and monitor quality of the service- Visiting organisations (including early years settings) to assist the quality assurance and commissioning process- Managing and analysing course feedback to inform future provision and ensure high standards are maintained

Key Skills and experience required- Successful experience of coordinating and evaluating training- Experience of childcare and/ or education- Experience of working in a business support capacity- Experience of effectively organising own workload and of adapting to changing priorities and deadlines- Experience of developing and implementing record keeping systems, new processes and procedures- Experience of handling confidential and sensitive information- Experience of raising purchase orders and invoices, managing budgets, monitoring expenditure and producing reports- Experience of working in partnership with other departments and external providers- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing with senior officers and elected members, community groups and the public generally

ENHANCED DBS check required for the role.

Please apply online to this role. To discuss this Workforce Development Officer role please contact Ellie Urban-Large on 020 3846 7111 or email ellie@frce-group.co.uk

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